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Validation of Existing Programmes and Modules at The Royal Marsden School
Notice number: ocds-b5fd17-6a8365af-1fbe-4709-82a7-e137b976a9fe
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Contracting authority
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Accepted Languages
- English
- Tender type
- Services
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Aug 4, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Higher Education Institution partner to provide academic validation, quality assurance, and accreditation services for The Royal Marsden School's undergraduate and postgraduate education portfolio, with comprehensive details outlined in "Document 2 – Specification". The appointed provider must demonstrate robust technical capabilities, including HM Government Cyber Essentials certification, annual Data Security and Protection Toolkit assessments, adherence to Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) for digital deliverables, and current validation status with NHS England's Centre for Advancing Practice (ACP Accreditation), alongside a tested Business Continuity Plan and restrictions on AI usage for confidential data. Financial standing requirements include specific ratios such as a Current Ratio of at least 0.8:1, Net Assets >= £0m, and a Net Profit Margin >= 0%, supported by a Dun and Bradstreet Credit Check and potential requirements for additional accounting information or guarantors if financial standing is negative. This contract will have an initial term of three years, with a potential two-year extension, for a maximum…
TENDER BRIEF
The contract duration will be no longer than five (5) years in total. The initial contract term is for three (3) years, with a potential for one (1) extension period of two (2) years, at the discretion of the Contracting Authority, making the maximum total duration five (5) years. The contract commences on the Commencement Date and expires five (5) years from the Actual Services Commencement Date. The anticipated Services commencement date is before 01 April 2027.
There may be an implementation phase prior to the commencement of service delivery.
Key procurement timetable milestones leading to the contract award include:
- Tender Issued: 4 August 2026
- Submission Clarification Questions Deadline: 17 August 2026
- Clarification Responses Deadline: 20 August 2026
- Proposal Submission Deadline: 8 September 2026 (15:00 BST)
- Evaluation of Proposals: 18 September 2026
- Shortlisted Suppliers Notified: 21 September 2026
- Presentations: 2 October 2026
- Contract Award notice: 28 October 2026
- Award Contract: 17 November 2026
Sources
- 1Document 4 NHS Terms and Conditions Provision of Services PA23 LTR RMS.docx — “duration of this Contract shall be no longer than five (5) years in total. Note that the term runs from the date when the Services are actually provided. If there is an implementation plan over, for example, three months…”
- 2Document 1 Instructions to Tenderers - RMS.pdf — “Five (5) years with the successful Tenderer(s). 2.17.2 The initial contract term shall be three (3) years with the potential for 1 x two (2) years in Contract extension periods by election of the Contracting Authority, o…”
The core scope of work and statement of work summary for this tender, including the high-level summary of the Statement of Work and core deliverables, are detailed in "Document 2 – Specification". This document contains the specification for the Contract, which outlines the scope and minimum standards for the services that tenderers must commit to in their tenders. The Contracting Authority is seeking to award a contract to a Service Provider(s) for these services.
Sources
- 1Document 1 Instructions to Tenderers - RMS.pdf — “means the detailed description of the services, including outputs, to be delivered by a Service Provider through the Contract and found at Document 2 of the ITT Pack. “Procurement Specific Questionnaire” means the Questi…”
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- Document 3 Form of Tender and Tenderer Declarations - RMS.docx113 KBDOCX
- Document 1 Instructions to Tenderers - RMS.pdf440 KBPDF
- Document 4 NHS Terms and Conditions Provision of Services PA23 LTR RMS.docx200 KBDOCX
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